THE Governments of Nigeria and Germany have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral defence cooperation with the signing of a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the German Technical Advisory Group (GTAG). This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Sunday Iyogu, a Principal Information Officer in the minister’s …
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Germany is rushing measures to finance a huge hike in spending on defence and military aid for Ukraine through its outgoing parliament. The country scrambled to form a government amid signs of a dramatic shift in U.S. foreign policy. Germany cannot wait for the next Bundestag, the country’s lower house …
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TOP German criminal and cybersecurity investigators had shut down 47 cryptocurrency exchanges, saying the operations allow for money laundering, they said on Thursday. The operators of the now-shutdown exchange services were accused of deliberately concealing the origin of criminally obtained funds on a large scale by failing to implement legal …
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GERMAN Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has banned the magazine Compact, considered as a “mouthpiece of the far-right extremist scene” her ministry said on Tuesday. According to a statemenT, Affiliated production company Conspect Film GmbH has also been banned. Police raided the outlet’s premises in Falkensee, just outside Berlin, as well …
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Germany is set to invest billions in pioneering hydrogen projects, aiming to boost the production, storage and transport of a potentially transformative source of green energy. Robert Habeck, the Economy Minister, stated “With the funding of hydrogen projects, we are taking a step towards a climate-neutral and sustainable economy in …
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THE number of known cases of sexual abuse of children and adolescents in Germany increased in 2023, according to a police report published on Monday. However, as the police assume that there are a large number of unreported cases of this type of offence; this alone is not an alarming …
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GERMANY has delivered a third Patriot air-defence system to Ukraine, authorities said on Friday. German Ambassador to Ukraine Martin Jäger said this on the social media platform X that the move would help to improve the protection of the population and infrastructure. “The Ukrainian crew has successfully completed appropriate training …
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THE search for greener pastures and better opportunities has seen Nigerians leave the country in large numbers in recent years. Newsextra24 understands that Data has shown that Nigerians make up the largest population of migrants from the African continent to developed countries. A 2020 study published by the Centre for Global Development …
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Washington, London and Berlin on Thursday advised their citizens to leave Lebanon as border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah intensify over Israel’s war with Hamas. “We recommend that United States citizens in Lebanon make appropriate arrangements to leave the country; commercial options currently remain available,” a statement from the US …
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Germany’s players covered their mouths during the team photo before their World Cup opener against Japan on Wednesday in an apparent protest over FIFA’s refusal to allow rainbow-themed armbands. Captains of seven European teams had planned to wear the anti-discrimination armbands as part of a campaign for diversity during the …
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